Table 2.
Ordinary Least square regression results, using robust estimation methods – model without imputation of missing data, N = 250
| Variable | Description | β Coef | SE | T | P |
| Ln GDP per capita | Natural log of GDP per capita in 2000 US $ | 0. 847 | 0.031 | 27.12 | <0.001 |
| Ln visits per provider per day | Natural log of number of visits per provider per day | -0.32 | 0.06 | -5.33 | <0.001 |
| Capital costs | Dummy variable for inclusion of capital costs. Included = 1 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 1.34 | 0.182 |
| Communist | Dummy for communist and Ex communist | -1.16 | 0.17 | -6.64 | <0.001 |
| Public | Dummy for public facility. Public = 1 | -0.39 | 0.24 | -1.59 | 0.114 |
| Constant | -4.15 | 0.33 | -12.50 | <0.001 |
Dependent variable: Natural log cost per outpatient visit in 2000 US $
Adjusted R2= 0.658
F statistic = 152.40
p of F statistic < 0.00001